Obituary Listing

Mar 12, 2009

JOHN WILLIAM "BILL" BANKERT Age 68, of Canton, passed away Thur. March 12, 2009, surrounded by his family, at Aultman Hospital after a four-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born in Canton on June 18, 1940 to the late Jack H. Bankert and Florence M. (Gill) Bankert, of Canton, who survives him. John grew up in Waynesburg and...

Mar 12, 2009

Trevenna E. "Tucky" Clark Age 95, of Canton, passed away Thursday morning in Legends Care Center in Massillon. She was born in Coshocton, OH, a daughter of the late James and Charity Gladness Clough McCormick, and had been a Canton resident since 1992, previously residing in Louisville, KY 38 years. Mrs. Clark retired in 1975 from the W. T. Grant...

Mar 6, 2009

Irma I. Baudendistel Age 90, of Paris. Our loving and generous mother passed away into the arms of her Lord on Friday afternoon in her home. She was born in Granville, PA, a daughter of the late Clarence and Charlotte Wheeler Freed, had been a Magnolia resident most of her life, and resided in Paris the last 5-6 years. Irma...

Feb 28, 2009

Marvin E. Garmier Age 73, of The Villages, FL, formerly Canton, passed away Sat., Feb. 28th, in his home. He was born in Garrettsville, OH, a son of the late Howard and Edna Nyhart Garmier, and had been a Canton resident most of his life until moving to Ft. Myers, FL in 1999 and then to The Villages recently. He...

Feb 28, 2009

Fanchon C. Woods Age 92, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly at her home Sat. morning. She was born in St. Louis, MO, a daughter of the late Walter and Caroline Minch Mowry, and came to Canton at the age of six months. Fanchon was a 1935 graduate of McKinley High School. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Presbyterian Church,...

Feb 24, 2009

Jesse L. Gamble Age 74, of Magnolia, passed away Tuesday morning in his home. He was born in New Cumberland, OH, a son of the late Loyd and Frances Plummer Gamble, and had been a Sandyville resident most of his life. Jesse was a 1952 graduate of East Sparta High School. He was retired from Great Lakes Energy in Waynesburg,...

Feb 23, 2009

Feb 15, 2009

Anna E. Geiser Age 92, of Dellroy, passed away Sunday afternoon in her home. She was born in Mineral City, a daughter of the late Clark and Nellie Brick Myers, and had been a Dellroy resident all her life. She was a 1935 graduate of Magnolia High School. Anna retired in 1976 from Mercy Medical Center, after 20 years service,...

Feb 14, 2009

Norma J. Motz Age 79, of Waynesburg, passed away Sat. evening in her home. She was born in Sistersville, WV, a daughter of the late Eli and Stella Lee Smith, and had been a Waynesburg resident since 1955. Preceded in death by her husband, George Motz, Sr., on Nov. 14, 1987, one brother and three sisters, Lewis Smith, Nellie McKay,...

Feb 13, 2009

Eugene Henry Age 83, of North Canton, passed away Friday morning in Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Morgantown, WV, a son of the late Elmer and Nellie Oliver Henry, and had been a resident of the Canton area since 1951. Eugene attended West Virginia University for three years. He retired in 1987 from The Hoover Co., after 20...

Feb 13, 2009

RUTH M. MAY, Age 84, of Magnolia, passed away Fri. evening in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Mineral City, a daughter of the late Eddie and Katherine Holshoy Binkley, and was a life resident of the Mineral City-Magnolia area. Ruth was a 1943 graduate of Mineral City High School. She was a member of East Sparta United Methodist Church...

Feb 12, 2009

Betty J. Gliba Age 76, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away peacefully Thursday evening surrounded by her family. She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Robert and Rose Krajcik Copeland, and had been a resident of the Mentor area since 1970. Betty was a retired employee of the Sodexo Corp. She was a member of St. Bede The Venerable...

Feb 7, 2009

Isabel F. Seffens Age 89, of Canton, passed away Sat. evening in St. Joseph Care Center. She was born in Massillon, a daughter of the late George W. and Vera Gould Fischer, and had been a Canton resident since 1938. Isabel was a 1937 graduate of Massillon Washington High School and a graduate of Kent State University with a Mathematics...

Feb 6, 2009

ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, Age 65, of Mineral City, passed away Fri. evening in her residence. Born in Catlettsburg KY, a daughter of the late Buell and Dollie Ward Hampton, and had been a resident of the Mineral City and Sandyville area most of her life. Elizabeth was a 1964 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and was a member of the...

Feb 5, 2009

Helen Mae Ittner Age 83, of North Canton, passed away Thursday evening in Altercare of Hartville. She was born in Kent, OH, a daughter of the late Cecil and Venetta Manes Wilkinson, and had been a resident of the Canton area most of her life. Helen was a 1943 graduate of McKinley High School. She was a member of John...

Feb 4, 2009

Cheryol L. Hicks Age 59, of Louisville, passed away Wed. evening in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Canton, a daughter of Charles Snyder of Magnolia and the late Evelyn Ketchum Snyder, and was a life resident of this area. Cheryol was a 1968 graduate of North Canton Hoover High School. She had been an employee of Coastal Pet Products...

Feb 4, 2009

Eris L. "Corky" Miller Age 80, of East Sparta, passed away Wed. afternoon in Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. She was born in Elkhart, IN, a daughter of the late Von Black and the late Mary Hudson Parr, and had been an East Sparta resident 57 years. Corky and her late husband owned and operated a tavern in East Sparta...

Feb 4, 2009

Michael A. Devine Age 85, of East Sparta, passed away Friday evening in his home. He was born in East Sparta, a son of the late Martin and Orlena Herstine Devine, and was a life resident. Mike was a 1941 graduate of East Sparta High School. He retired Jan. 1, 1984 from the East Ohio Gas Co., after 37 years...

Feb 3, 2009

Vera A. (Riggs) Beiter Age 91, of North Canton, passed away Tuesday afternoon in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Murd and Sylvia (Marti) Riggs, and was a life resident of this area. Vera was a 1935 graduate of McKinley High School. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, the PEO Sisterhood,...

Jan 31, 2009

Shirley A. Walsh Age 74, of East Sparta, passed away Sat. afternoon in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Malvern, a daughter of the late James T. and Goldie Decker Gamber, and was a life resident of the Sandy Valley area. Shirley was a 1952 graduate of East Sparta High School. She retired in Jan. of 2002 from Sandy Valley...